The news relating to Ground Zero these days isn't exactly cheerful. The worst news is that the Star Ledger is reporting that 360 people who worked on the recovery efforts at Ground Zero and Fresh Kills landfill where materials from Ground Zero were taken after being excavated have died. Lawyers are trying to link those deaths to exposure at the site. People have been claiming that their ailments are due to exposure to Ground Zero air, and some of them may have a valid case, but the emotional pull and politicization of the situation makes it extremely difficult to separate the claims from the facts. Still, it's my hope that we do all that we can to keep the workers from being the American version of the Chernobyl liquidators.
Meanwhile, construction costs are continuing to chip away at the Santiago Calatrava PATH terminal. The architect and planners are trying to work within a cap of $2.5 billion for the project, and it's leading to compromises that may threaten the original vision for the plan.
At the same time, construction is progressing along the eastern portion of the site as excavations have progressed under the MTA's 1 line that was restored in 2002. That work is making it possible to advance construction and use every available inch of space within the site for development and related infrastructure.
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